High-tech institute

High-Tech Institute (HTI), Inc. is the parent company of a collection of for-profit career college campuses around the United States under the names High-Tech Institute, Anthem College, Anthem Institute, The Bryman School of Arizona, and Allied College. The schools began as a single campus in Phoenix, Arizona, and have grown to include over 21 campuses. The schools' curriculum focuses on Technology, Healthcare, Criminal Justice, and Graphic Design, qualifying students for work in a variety of fields.

Mission

The mission of High-Tech Institute states that it is to provide quality postsecondary education focused on career success in the fields of Allied Health Care and Technology and to provide a learning environment that inspires all students to realize their full potential.
* Quality of life is improved through education.
* The road to success requires active participation.
* It only takes one person to make a difference.
* When we help people achieve success, everyone wins.

History

High-Tech Institute of Phoenix, Arizona, was originally founded in 1965 as the Electronic Institute of Arizona, and was purchased by Dennis and Marilyn Pobiak (owners until July 13, 2007) in 1982. In 1989, High-Tech Institute, Inc. acquired The Bryman School, also in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2003, Allied College of St. Louis, Missouri was acquired by High-Tech Institute. Allied College is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. In 2003, High-Tech Institute started their online campus, Anthem College Online. In 2004, The Chubb Institute was acquired by High-Tech Institute and renamed to Anthem Institute in 2008. The Anthem Institute Schools are either accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools or Accrediting Council for Continuing Edcuation & Training or Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

Branch campuses of High-Tech Institute/Phoenix, including the year they were established:

Fields of Study

Students may enter the college to focus in four main divisions - Health Care, Technology, Criminal Justice, or Visual Communications. [ [http://www.hightechinstitute.edu/programs/ High-Tech Institute - Programs ] ] Individual campuses may offer all or only some of these programs.

Accreditation

Schools under the banner of High-Tech Institute are accredited by different accrediting commissions. All schools are accredited by at least one of the following organizations:
*Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT)
*The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
*The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)
*The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)Individual schools may also have additional accreditations. [ [http://www.hightechinstitute.edu/about/accreditations.php High-Tech Institute - Accreditations ] ]

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